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BLM releases DEIS on previous oil, gas leases in White River Nat’l Forest

RBC I On Nov. 18, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that analyzes 65 existing oil and gas leases located on the White River National Forest, including leases in the Thompson Divide area.
The 49-day public comment period on the DEIS began when the Environmental Protection Agency’s Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS published in the Federal Register on Nov. 20 and will run through Jan. 8.